Monthly Archive: March 2016

The militaries of Cameroon and Nigeria have freed hundreds of hostages held by Boko Haram, including dozens of girls and women either forcefully married or held as sex slaves. The captives were freed after...

Voters in the Republic of Congo are going to the polls Sunday for the country’s presidential election. On the eve of the vote, the government ordered telecom providers to block all service during Sunday’s...

As Nigeria vows to stifle unrest during this weekend’s election, some voters say they remain too scared to cast ballots. Despite assurances from Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who says security forces will crack down...

NGONG, KENYA Millions of Africans suffer from mental illness, but local superstition — and, some say, ignorance — can leave them undiagnosed and forced to suffer mistreatment and abuse. That’s why a new approach...

Kenyan state regulators have banned a locally produced song and accompanying music video that call for equal treatment of LGBT individuals, something regulators say violates Kenya’s anti-homosexuality law. The song is a remix of...

GENEVA— The World Health Organization reports that an outbreak of yellow fever in Luanda, the capital of Angola, has now spread to seven other provinces as well as to the Democratic Republic of Congo...

The six nations that make up the Central African Economic and Monetary Community wrapped up their eighth annual “CEMAC Days” event with a dismal assessment: Central Africa is failing its efforts to achieve regional...